story: CHAPTER V. 
  
  MESSRS. TREAT, JONES, WESTON & DOWD. 
  
  The particular circle of society in which Ben and Johnny moved was shaken to its very centre by the news which was whispered from one to the other on the day after those young gentlemen and Paul had taken up their abode at Mrs. Green's. 
  
  Early that morning the most exciting topic of conversation had been Master Spry's misfortune and Tim Dooley's perfidy; and that had hardly begun to be commented upon when the news spread that Ben and Johnny, since the coming of their guest, who was evidently a suspicious sort of a person, as was shown by his clothes and his entire ignorance of the slang of the street, were no longer proud of their neat little bit of real estate, but had made a change which would probably be the means of their financial ruin. That they had been so extravagant as to engage rooms at a regular boarding-house, where they were to spend their substance on three square meals each day, seemed like a reckless disregard of money; and the price which they were to pay for board was stated at various sums from five to ten dollars per week. But that was not the only bit of wonderful news. 
  
  Jimmy Sullivan stated--and he was supported by several others as the time wore on--that Johnny himself had told him that they were to start a regular theatre, and had already engaged a hall, which would be converted into a first-class place of amusement as soon as possible. This would have been regarded simply as a rumor started for the purpose of injuring the credit of these young gentlemen, had it not come so directly from one of the parties concerned, and must therefore be true. 
questions: Who started to live at Mrs Green's?
questions: How could you tell Paul was a person to be suspected?
questions: What kind of lingo was it?
questions: Name one of the things that was rumored to lead to their money troubles?
questions: Anot?her
questions: What was the low estimate of the money they were spending?
questions: And the high estimate?
questions: What had people been gossiping about before they started on Ben and Johnny?
questions: So were people having fun with this gossip?
questions: What did they think of it?
questions: How did they communicate with each other about it?
questions: What did Johnny tell Jimmy Sullivan about?
questions: Did people believe Jimmy?
questions: Would doing that be a bad thing?
questions: What had Johnny done about beginning the project?
questions: Was it going to be used as is?
questions: What was going to happen to it?
questions: When?
questions: Was this only a rumor?
questions: Why not?
answers: Ben, Johnny, and Paul
answers:  those young gentlemen and Paul had taken up their abode at Mrs. Green's.
answers: his clothes and his ignorance of the slang
answers: vidently a suspicious sort of a person, as was shown by his clothes and his entire ignorance of the slang
answers: slang of the street
answers: slang of the street
answers: they had engaged rooms at a regular boarding-house
answers: That they had been so extravagant as to engage rooms at a regular boarding-house
answers: they were to pay for three square meals each day
answers: they were to spend their substance on three square meals each day
answers: five dollars per week
answers: he price which they were to pay for board was stated at various sums from five to ten dollars
answers: ten dollars per week
answers: ten dollars per week
answers: Master Spry's misfortune and Tim Dooley's perfidy
answers: Early that morning the most exciting topic of conversation had been Master Spry's misfortune and Tim Dooley's perfidy
answers: yes
answers: the most exciting topic
answers: That it was wonderful news.
answers:  wonderful news
answers: whispered from one to the other
answers: the news which was whispered from one to the other
answers: that they were to start a regular theatre
answers: Johnny himself had told him that they were to start a regular theatre
answers: yes
answers:  he was supported by several others as the time wore on
answers: yes
answers: purpose of injuring the credit of these young gentlemen
answers: he had already engaged a hall
answers: had already engaged a hall
answers: no
answers: a hall, which would be converted into a first-class place of amusement
answers: it would be converted into a first-class place of amusement
answers: a hall, which would be converted into a first-class place of amusement
answers: as soon as possible
answers: converted into a first-class place of amusement as soon as possible
answers: It was not thought to be so.
answers: This would have been regarded simply as a rumor
answers: Because it came directly from one of the parties concerned.
answers: had it not come so directly from one of the parties concerned